Friday, September 5, 2014GumGum Names CROLos Angeles-based advertising technolog provider GumGum said this week that it has appointed a new, Chief Revenue Officer, as the company continues to build out its management team. The company--which provides technology which embeds advertising within images--said Mike Rosner, former VP of Sales North America at MediaMind, has been appointed to the Chief Revenue Officer position. Rosner also previously served at Beanstock, EyeWonder, and PointRoll. GumGum said Rosner will lead the company's wor (More info...)
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Two Local Teams Compete For $2M Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZELos Angeles-based XPRIZE, which runs a number of prize-based competitions for developing technology, has named eighteen teams for its $2 million, Wendy Schmidt Ocean Health XPRIZE, including two local teams. The organization said that Thousand Oaks-based Angel Sharks, a team of students, educators and entrepreneurs with expertise in artificial intelligence research and development; and San Diego-based Boardformula, a team from an engineering consultancy for research and development in the surf i (More info...)
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Nasty Gal In Major LayoffsLos Angeles-based Nasty Gal, the online women's wear retailer led by Sophia Amoruso, has reportedly laid off 10 percent of its staff, or over 20 employees, according to fashion industry reports. Nasty Gal said in a statement that the moves are part of a move to "strategically re-organize" its business.
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Cynvenio Launches New Tumor Genomics ProductWestlake Villlage-based Cynvenio Biosystems said yesterday that it has launched a new program, aimed at sequencing patient tumors from whole blood. The new program is aimed at cancer research centers, and allows those centers to analyze the genome profile of cancer tumors, based on whole blood samples. Cyvenio said the new service is already being used by The Mayo Clinic Cancer Center in Rochester, Minnesota and the Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the Keck School of Medicine at the U (More info...)
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